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The Official Baseball Rules uses the term batter-runner to identify the batter from the time he becomes a base runner until the end of the same play, whether he is successful at legally attaining first base or any subsequent base. The term is not applied if the batter is awarded first base (the last three items in the above list).
In baseball, to lead off, or to take a lead, refers to the position a baserunner takes just prior to a pitch, a short distance away from the base the player occupies. [2] A "lead" can also refer to that distance. [2] A typical lead is six to ten feet (two to three meters) from the base. If the lead is too large, the runner risks being picked off.
Rickey Henderson, career leader in Major League Baseball for leadoff home runs [1] In baseball , a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup . It can also refer to any batter who bats first in any inning.
When runners are "at the corners", they are at first base and third base on the baseball diamond, with no runner on second base. The "corners of the plate" are the inside and outside edges of home plate. Some pitchers live on the corners or just nibble on them. Others are skilled at "painting the corners".
A runner legally touching a base is "safe"—in most situations he may not be put out. Runners may attempt to advance from base to base at any time (except when the ball is dead). A runner that must attempt to advance is forced, when all previous bases are occupied and a batted ball that touches the ground is a fair ball. The runner forced to ...
This is rare because the first baseman is usually slower than most baserunners who generally return to their bases on line drives near any fielder. The second is by getting an infield hit to the right when there is a runner on first, tagging the runner and returning to the first base in time to get the man running towards him.
Pickoff attempt on runner (in red) at first base. When there is a baserunner, the pitcher will pitch from the stretch, one of the pitching positions. For this example we will say the runner is on first base. From the set position a right-handed pitcher can still see the baserunner out of the corner of his eye.
a preceding runner interferes with a fielder trying to complete a double play on the batter-runner; Tag-related outs: a fielder with a live ball in their possession touches first base or tags the batter-runner before the batter-runner reaches first base (except when the batter is awarded first base, such as on a base on balls)